LCM Exams - Church Music Diplomas - University of West London

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3.2 Attainment DescriptionsThe awards are differentiated by outcome. Depending on the level of mastery demonstrated during theexamination, a mark out of 100 will be awarded, and each candidate may accordingly be ‘Approved’ or ‘NotApproved’. Each mark band corresponds with the following descriptions of achievement and requires that thecandidate obtains or exceeds the minimum number of marks set as the boundary for the award.The guidelines below are not intended to be mutually exclusive, but should function interrelatedly. Thus for anyparticular attainment band, one or more criteria might exceed those specified, while one or more others mightfail to meet the requirements. The criteria for each examination are as follows:Approved, upper level (85-100%)A candidate who achieves a mark in this band will have offered a highly accurate, fluent and musicalresponse in all or most of the components. They will have demonstrated secure technical accomplishment ontheir instrument or voice, and will have shown evidence of excellent musicality. They will have demonstrateda thorough knowledge and understanding of rudimentary and contextual knowledge in relation to therepertoire performed. They will have communicated, through performance, a sense of real engagement with,an understanding of, and a clear sense of individual personality in relation to, the repertoire, appropriate tothe level of diploma being examined.Approved (75-84%)A candidate who achieves a mark in this band will have offered an accurate, fluent and musical response inall or most of the components. They will have demonstrated a good standard of technical accomplishmenton their instrument or voice, and will have shown significant evidence of musicality. They will havedemonstrated a largely assured knowledge and understanding of rudimentary and contextual knowledge inrelation to the repertoire performed. They will have communicated, through performance, some sense ofengagement with, some understanding of, and some sense of musical personality in relation to, therepertoire, appropriate to the level of diploma being examined.Not approved, upper level (55-74%)A candidate who achieves a mark in this band will have demonstrated some inaccuracy, lack of fluency, andlack of musicality in all or most of the components. They will not have demonstrated an acceptable standardof technical accomplishment on their instrument or voice. Their knowledge and understanding ofrudimentary and contextual knowledge in relation to the repertoire performed will have been judged to bebelow the standard required to pass. They will have failed to communicate, through performance, asufficient degree of understanding of the repertoire, or ability to engage the listener, appropriate to thelevel of diploma being examined.Not approved, lower level (0-54%)A candidate who achieves a mark in this band will have demonstrated significant inaccuracy, lack of fluency,and little or no musicality in all or most of the components. Their standard of technical accomplishment ontheir instrument or voice will have been judged as significantly below that required to pass. Their knowledgeand understanding of rudimentary and contextual knowledge in relation to the repertoire performed willhave been minimal in relation to the requirements of the diploma. They will have failed to communicate,through performance, any discernible understanding of the repertoire, and they will not have succeeded inengaging the listener, appropriate to the level of diploma being examined.27
4. Awarding and Reporting4.1 Issue of ResultsA written report will be compiled for each examination. Candidates will be informed of the result of practicalexaminations as soon as possible, and not later than four weeks after the examination date, by post. Theoryresults will be sent several weeks after the written examination date. Representatives are not allowed to issueresults over the telephone. Certificates for successful candidates are normally dispatched within eight weeks ofthe date of the examination, but very often they will be received sooner than this. This time is necessary toensure that all results are properly standardised and have been checked by LCM Examinations. (See Regulation27.)4.2 AwardsCandidates must attain an overall minimum mark of 75% in order to pass the examination. See Section 4.3(‘Repeats of Examinations’) and Regulation 30 (‘Diploma Completion Period’).Candidates who successfully complete a diploma are permitted to append the letters ‘DipLCM’, ‘ALCM’ or‘LLCM’, as appropriate, to their name. Successful candidates are also permitted to wear academic dress asspecified in Regulation 31.4.3 Repeats of ExaminationsWhere a candidate is not able to reach the minimum standard for a pass in an examination, application forre-examination is permitted, upon payment of the current entry fee.In some cases (see below), candidates may carry forward the marks of certain components which werepreviously awarded 75% or more of the available marks. All candidates carrying forward previously approvedcomponents must indicate clearly on the entry form which components are being carried over, enter markspreviously awarded, and indicate previous registration number, as required on the form.DipLCM and ALCM: all examination components must be completed on re-examination.LLCM: the result of Component 4 (Essay OR Arranging) may be carried forward for a specified period, if 75%or more of the available marks have been awarded. (See Regulation 30, ‘Diploma Completion Period’). All otherexamination components must be completed on re-examination.28
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